McGregor hints at Grappling tournament appearence

Conor Mcgregor today posted a series of clips of himself and training partner Dillon Danis doing some nogi rounds in NYC. At the end of a long post Mcgregor posted a series a questions which seems to hint of a grappling event that would feature himself and Danis.

“Would you like the see the highest grossing grappling event of all time?

This Post comes on the back of a series of other posts regarding Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his appreciation for the martial art. McGregor currently appears to be on holiday with his family while also doing some training. Last week he spoke about his appreciation for the Gracie family and his excitement to see Kron Gracie in his UFC debut.

Although professional grappling tournaments have significantly improved their salaries in recent years there is no precedent for paying a fee anywhere near what Mcgregor would surely require. However a tournament that featured Mcgregor would surely have a chance at being the most watched grappling event of all time.

Whether the UFC would allow Mcgregor to take part in such an event is another question altogether. He was allowed compete in a boxing match vs Floyd Mayweather but this event was co-promoted by the UFC parent company Zuffa. However there is some precedent for the UFC releasing their fighters to compete in grappling tournaments. In 2016 the UFC allowed Jon Jones to compete against Dan Henderson in a nogi match at Submission Underground 2 while he was serving a suspension.

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